Wednesday 25 February 2015

Zebra Fur Burda Easy Skirt FW 2014 and why I should give a f...inger about 'age appropriate'

The other night I was dining with some friends on the staid side, (all of us on the wrong side of 60.) One of the guests described her son's girlfriend as 'blowsy, blonde and wearing some leopard print thing.'
There was an awkward pause at the table as everyone realized I was blonde and wearing a leopard print sweater. I actually got a flustered email of apology from the guest the next day who realized she could have been misunderstood. But she wasn't misunderstood. I know that in the world of Talbot/Land'sEnd good taste, no one my age wears a leopard print sweater...or a leather jacket...or half the other things I love to wear.

These are the same people who probably hate my crocodile leather skirt, which I just tightened and shortened for good measure. I love this lady, but I don't care what she thinks of blowsy blondes in leopard print.

Which brings me to my next defiant act—to sew up the zebra fur skirt in the last Burda Easy mag, even though
1. I'm too old,
2. I'm sure it's going to be deemed in garish taste in certain quarters,
3. It's almost too late in the season to be embarking on a fur project.

TOUGH! Here goes! (I'll be adding a lining, eliminating the lower zippers and lowering the hem to just above the knee (by 13 cm.)  Otherwise, no drastic changes so far.

Tuesday 17 February 2015

Burda does Kenzo Spring 2015

Were you wondering about this oddball white pique blouse in the February edition of Burda
with the slanting peplum line? I stumbled across its Kenzo origins quite by accident, (see below in cotton and denim.) Instead of offering two flounces like Kenzo's original, Burda simply lengthened one. But the idea is the same. This prompts me to suggest that Burda do more of this, by showing us their model but also, the inspiration from the runway. (One reason I'm a fan of their style trend features doing just that.)




Friday 6 February 2015

Great British Sewing Bee S3E1 S3E2 S3E3 S3E4 S3E5 S3E6 IS UP! BOY DID I GET THAT PREDICTION WRONG!!!

During a terrible snowstorm, with the Snowbound Blues that strike without warning in this part of the world, what a pick-me-up to discover that the Great British Sewing Bee is up here:

EPISODE ONE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owkF9RKvnQM

EPISODE TWO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5we8MkKxON8

EPISODE THREE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3OR4abKUYY

EPISODE FOUR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZPOPOdH_Vo

EPISODE FIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5FmCpxF4uw

EPISODE SIX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcLG_8MFkKY

Thank you BBC2, sooooo much!!